Chaffee wins continuation of rain-delayed semifinal

~ The Red Devils will play Scott City in today's district title game.

Chaffee's baseball team is one win away from its first district since 2001 after defeating No. 3 Crystal City 7-4 on Wednesday in the continuation of a rain-suspended semifinal game in the Class 2 District 2 tournament in Charleston

Top-seeded Chaffee (17-9) will face No. 2 Scott City today in the finals.

The game was suspended with the teams tied 3-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning. Chaffee stranded a leadoff double in the fourth, but used a leadoff single in the fifth from Chris Hanback to score the go-ahead run. Adam Crowe had a two-run single in Chaffee's three-run sixth to blow things open.

"This is a big win for us," Chaffee coach Brian Horrell said. "We're just glad we get to play for a championship."

Crystal City loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh, but Hanback got out of the jam by allowing just one run to secure the win. Hanback picked up the win on the mound by pitching the final three innings on Wednesday. Hanback allowed one run on three hits, one walk and two strikeouts. Adam Uhrhan pitched the first four innings on Tuesday.

Chaffee 7, Crystal City 4

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Chaffee 012 013 x -- 7 8 2

WP -- Chris Hanback. LP -- Stevens. 2B -- Adam Uhrhan (Ch). 3B -- Hanback (Ch). Multiple hits -- Crystal City, Kemp 3-4; Pilliard 2-3; Vaughn 2-4; Trenton Horman 2-3; Hanback 2-4. Records -- Chaffee 17-9.

Class 1 District 3

Saxony Lutheran scored six runs in the first and routed No. 3 Valley Caledonia 11-1 in five innings in the Class 1 District 3 semifinals.

The No. 2 Crusaders will face No. 1 Valle Catholic. Valle routed South Iron 13-3.

Peter Winningham pitched a complete-game for the Crusaders. Garrett Fritsche had three hits for Saxony (14-7), and Bryant and Bret Steffens had two hits apiece.

Saxony Lutheran 11, Valley Caledonia 1

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Saxony 600 41 -- 11 10 0

WP -- Peter Winningham. 2B -- Garrett Fritsche (S), Bryant Steffens (S), Martin 2 (V). Multiple hits -- Saxony, Fritsche 3-4; Bryant Steffens 2-3; Bret Steffens 2-3. Records -- Saxony Lutheran 14-7.

Class 4 District 1

Central 6, Fox 1

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Central 300 003 x -- 6 9 3

WP -- Brad LaBruyere, 7-2. LP -- Burwell. Multiple hits -- Central, Eric Ennis 2-3; Matt Hester 2-4. Records -- Central 15-10.

Jackson 12, Hillsboro 2

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Jackson 003 612 -- 12 11 1

WP -- Logan Lawson. LP -- Swafford. HR -- Lawson (J), Richardson (H). 2B -- Rex Meyr (J), Caleb Guilliams (J). Multiple hits -- Jackson, Lawson 2-4; Meyr 2-4; Luke Crader 2-4. Records -- Jackson 17-7.

GIRLS SOCCERClass 2 District 1

Jenni Tenholder assisted on all four goals as host Jackson moved into the Class 2 District 1 girls soccer finals Wednesday with a 4-1 over Poplar Bluff.

Chelsea Dale and Ashlea Soemo scored two goals apiece for the Indians. Jackson moved to 12-2-2.

The top-seeded Indians will face No. 2 Seckman at 6 p.m. Friday in the championship. Seckman knocked off No. 3 Central 2-0. The Tigers ended their season 9-13-1.

Jackson has won the past five district titles. Seckman's lone district title came in 2000.

-- From staff reports